Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-01
STATE NEW S.

L. NJ. X. "A. against Racine county, 10
set aside tax certificates issued to A:
c. Judd at the delinquent tax sale OF
1886 The association claims thai
they are exempt from taxation.
MEREDITH JONES, 81 years OF age,
was arrested at Racine on g charge OF
stealing flowers and plants from the
graves III Mound Cemetery. Hepiead-
ed guilty and was fined $50.
FRED like, ex-county clerk and
PROMINENT merchant at Barron, was
Instantly killed by being run over by
q train. His body was terribly man.
gled. He leaves 9 wife and three child
rem. The sad accident was great
shock TO the co mmunity by which be
was highly esteemed.
JOBN s. THORBUkN hanged himself
st his home in the outskirts OF Miner
al Point during g. fit Of dependency
caused by illness. The unfortunate,
who was about 70 years of age, had
for q time resided near Madison. He
left his aged wife In comfortable cir
cumstances.
MILWAUKEE is enjoying a mild sort
of real estate boom.
LA CROSSE will have county fair
By an accident on the Omaha road
Henry Maxwell, of La Crosse, was
killed.
15-YEAR-oLD boy named Charles
Chuhanson is under arrest at La
Crosse, charged with burglary.
PREPARATIONS are making for the
new custom house at La, Crosse.
For the murder of Saloonkeeper
Nels White, ut La Crosse. Charles
Press has been sent up for life.
A TEAM owned by John Morris ran
away near Racine. Morris, his wife
and 6-months-old babe were thrown
from the wagon. The babe will die
and Mr.. and Mrs. Morris received seri-
Gus injuries.
PETER CANS, g. merchant on the
range between Erin and Richfield STA
ton, was instantly killed while re-
turning home from Milwaukee. His
horses became frightened while COM
ing down q steep hill and ran away,
throwing him out and breaking his
neck
The annual report OF the Mllwau
kee brewers shows that 1,217,175
barrels of the beverage was made last
year.
AT Waukesna on the 9th, the jury
In the case Of Anna NJ. Olsen vs. Mar
tin Salverson rendered q verdict In
favor OF the plaintiff, awarding
damages OF $1,000.
AT Racine on the 9th, a horse at
tached to q wagon, containing Her.
man Mueller and Fred Shinneman,
well.known prominent business men.
became frightened near the river at a
Wood-saWing machine, and ran away.
Both men were thrown out and dang.
erously nurt Mueller's collar bone,
shoulder and left wrist were broken,
and he is also injured internally.
Shinneman's left leg was broken IN
two places, the bones penetrating
three inches. He Is also otherwise
hurt.
BURGLARS took $500 worth of
watches and iewelry from the store OF
Rotchkiss & Newell, at Osseo. They
also cleared the cash drawer of quite
6, sum OF money.
AT La Crosse, on the 26th, the court
oyer-ruled the motion for new trial
OF Charles Press, who has been twice
convicted OF the murder ofNels White,
and sentenced aim TO imprisonment
for life. 1t is said that his counsel
will appeal to the supreme court.
ABIJAH Moon has been held TO trial
at Eau Claire on s. charge of being a
party to forgery. He is in jail In
default OF $500 bail.
A TRAIN on the st. Paul Road was
DELAYED two hours near Eau Claire by
four horses falling through tressel In
front of the engine.
CHARLES WoTTRICH, g. coppersmlth,
fell down a fight of stairs forming the
approach TO basement on the corner
OF Walnut and Seventh Streets,
Milwaukee, on the oath, and fractured
his skull. He was taken to his home,
where he died, shortly after. Wott
rich was So years old.
THE Chippewa Valley Lumbermen's
Association has appointed q commit
tee to look over the prospect for bet
ter lumber freight rates from Eau
Claire, Chippewa Falls and dependent
points.
THE Rev. z. B. Hubbell, Of Chicago,
has be8n chosen assistant pastor of
the Eau Claire Presbyterian church.
TIE Eau Claire prohibition club has
ARRANGED for q temperance camp-meet-
ing TO be held June 21-24, inclusive.
GEORGE WARDNER, who shot Abbot
Lawrence. N Milwaukee, more than @
year ago, and who has been travelling
in the West, has returned, and is now
at the county insane asylum for treat
ment. a short time ago he was re-
ported to be completely recovered,
but has suffered q relapse.
THE losses at the burning of the
Baumbach Oompany's drug mouse at
Milwaukee, have been adjusted, the
total being fixed at $4,000.
AT Milwaukee on the Oath, as the
''Black Maria" was taking it's daily
consignment Of prisoners to the house
. OF correction, Andrew Erickson,
who had been sentenced to thirty
days for vagrancy, fell from his seat
: and expired.
A FARMERS institute will be held at
Sturgeon Bay June 16 and IT.